Robbie Conal

Carmen Trutanich Clowned in Poster as Anti-Street Art 'Mister Meaner'

Carmen Trutanich and the street art community aren't exactly BFFs. The L.A. City Attorney has targeted out-of-compliance murals, famous outdoor art-makers and graffiti taggers, sometimes with the zeal of a capital murder prosecutor. One auteur said last year that Trutanich's campaign against stree ... More >>

Zine Festival Shelf Life 2 Shows Print's Not Dead...It's Just Gone Niche

Rick Klotz (above) wants you to know what the fuck is really going on in the world. He knows he can't reach out to a curious audience via mainstream publishing outlets, so Klotz, founder of Freshjive, went to USC for Shelf Life 2: A Big Day for Small Press to sell his latest zine -- those little pam ... More >>

Shepard Fairey Guests on 'The Simpsons' For Episode on Bart's Graffiti-Art Obsession

Fox / obeygiant.comShepard Fairey and Bart Simpson.​Forget Law & Order. It's The Simpsons that's ripped from the headlines. The show will ride the Art in the Streets zeitgeist that has hipsters popping into galleries and cops popping graffiti creators. The March 4 episode mocks the Banksy doc ... More >>

Exclusive: MOCA's "Art in the Streets" Artist Roll Call

Art in the Streets, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, photos by Gregory Bojorquez, courtesy of MOCA​ LA Weekly has the scoop on the much-anticipated artist list for the "Art in the Streets" exhibit at MOCA, which begins April 17. We can't wait. We figured you couldn't either. Look out for our ... More >>

D.A. Lets Former Councilman Richard Alatorre Off The Hook For Alleged Unregistered Lobbying At City Hall

Robbie Conal​The District Attorney's office let former Los Angeles city Councilman Richard Alatorre slide on this one, apparently: While its investigation claims that Alatorre "without doubt" worked as an unregistered lobbyist at City Hall from 2003 to 2007 the D.A. declined to file charges. ... More >>

'The Vader Project': 100 Different Renditions of Darth Vader's Helmet

See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow. It's hard not to notice "The Vader Project" as you walk down Melrose Avenue. The display window is a traffic-stopper. There's Darth Vader as a samurai, Darth Vader with rainbow flags and, if you strain your eyes just a bit, there are rows and rows of ... More >>

Where Cute Meets Evil: Guerrilla Poster Artist Robbie Conal Talks Political Animals, New Book

Robbie Conal"Read My Apocalips"​You've seen his work before. Perhaps in a gallery like Track 16 or wheat-pasted across some L.A. street-side, traffic light switching box. Perhaps you saw 2002's rare "Secretary Of Offense" poster depicting a wrinkly Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney posing as "Dr ... More >>

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